conjunction

dio

Greekδιό (dio)

Strong’sG1352

wherefore

stem dio-53 times in the New Testamentin 15 of 27 books

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This word never changes. It is spelled the same wherever it appears, so there is nothing to learn beyond the word itself.

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Matthew 27:8“therefore”dio kalita tos agros ekeinos Agros Haimeu heōs tau sēmeron.That is why it has been called the Field of Blood to this day.

Luke 1:35“therefore”kai apokriniratos tos angelos legata auta; Pneumem hagiem epercheti epi sin, kai dunamias Hupsistou episkiazati si; dio kai tem gennirōtem hagiem kaliti, huios theou;The angel replied, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the Holy One to be born will be called the Son of God.

Luke 7:7“therefore”dio oude miauton axiama pros sin erchara; alla legasar logo, kai iitar tos paidos mu;That is why I did not consider myself worthy to come to You. But just say the word, and my servant will be healed.

Acts 10:29“therefore”dio kai anantirrētōs erchama metapempiratos punthanemō oun tino logo metapempeva min.So when I was invited, I came without objection. I ask, then, why have you sent for me?”

Acts 15:19“therefore”dio mis krinamō mē parenochlarō toi apo teiu ethneiu epistrefarōtoi epi ton theon,It is my judgment, therefore, that we should not cause trouble for the Gentiles who are turning to God.

Acts 20:31“therefore”dio grēgoravōr, mnēmoneuarōtois hoti trietian nuxan kai hēmeran ouk pauema meta dakrueiu nouthetarōtos henon hekaston.Therefore be alert and remember that for three years I never stopped warning each of you night and day with tears.

Acts 24:26“therefore”hama kai elpizarōtos hoti chrēmeim dōiti auto hupo tou Paulou; dio kai puknoterem auton metapemperōtos homilate auto.At the same time, he was hoping that Paul would offer him a bribe. So he sent for Paul frequently and talked with him.

Acts 25:26“therefore”peri hou asfalem tinem grafara to kurio ouk echamō; dio proagama auton epi vu kai malista epi su, basilevor Agrippaor, hopōs tau anakrisiau gineratau echameia tinem grafameia;I have nothing definite to write to our sovereign about him. Therefore I have brought him before all of you, and especially before you, King Agrippa, so that after this inquiry I may have something to write.

Acts 26:3“therefore”malista gnōston arōton sin panteiu teiu kata Ioudaioin etheiu tē kai zētēmeiu; dio demō makrothumōs akouara mu.especially since you are acquainted with all the Jewish customs and controversies. I beg you, therefore, to listen to me patiently.

Acts 27:25“so”dio euthumavōr, anēroir; pisteuamō gar to theo hoti houtōs eti kata hon tropon lalitē mi.So take courage, men, for I believe God that it will happen just as He told me.

Acts 27:34“therefore”dio parakalamō vin metalambara trofēau, houtem gar pros tau humeterau sōtērēau huparchatō; oudenou gar vu thrixas apo tau kefalau apollueti.So for your own preservation, I urge you to eat something, because not a single hair of your head will be lost.”

Romans 4:22“therefore”dio logizita auto eis dikaiosunan.This is why “it was credited to him as righteousness.”

Romans 13:5“therefore”dio anankas hupotassirō, ouk monem dia tan organ alla kai dia tan suneidēsian,Therefore it is necessary to submit to authority, not only to avoid punishment, but also as a matter of conscience.

1 Corinthians 12:3“therefore”dio gnōrizamō vi hoti oudenos en pneume theou lalarōtos legatō; Anathemem Iēsus, kai oudenos dunetō legara; Kurios Iēsus ei mē en pneume hagie.Therefore I inform you that no one who is speaking by the Spirit of God says, “Jesus be cursed,” and no one can say, “Jesus is Lord,” except by the Holy Spirit.

2 Corinthians 1:20“therefore”hosais gar epangeliais theou, en auto tem Nai; dio kai dia autou tem Amēn to theo pros doxan dia nu.For all the promises of God are “Yes” in Christ. And so through Him, our “Amen” is spoken to the glory of God.

2 Corinthians 2:8“therefore”dio parakalamō vin kurara eis auton agapan;Therefore I urge you to reaffirm your love for him.

2 Corinthians 4:13“therefore”Echarōtois de tem autem pneumem tau pistiau, kata tem grafirētem; Pisteuama, dio lalama, kai nis pisteuanō, dio kai lalanō,And in keeping with what is written, “I believed, therefore I have spoken,” we who have the same spirit of faith also believe and therefore speak,

2 Corinthians 4:13“therefore”Echarōtois de tem autem pneumem tau pistiau, kata tem grafirētem; Pisteuama, dio lalama, kai nis pisteuanō, dio kai lalanō,And in keeping with what is written, “I believed, therefore I have spoken,” we who have the same spirit of faith also believe and therefore speak,

2 Corinthians 5:9“therefore”dio kai filotimenō, eite endēmarōtois eite ekdēmarōtois, euarestois auto arō.So we aspire to please Him, whether we are at home in this body or away from it.

2 Corinthians 6:17“therefore”dio exerchavar ek meseu autoiu, kai aforizivar, legatō kurios, kai akatharteu mē haptevōr; kamis eisdechemi vin;“Therefore come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you.”

2 Corinthians 12:7“therefore”kai ta huperbola taiu apokalupsiaiu. dio hina mē huperairimeiō, dōita mi skolopsos ta sarxa, angelos Satanaou, hina min kolafizateiō, hina mē huperairimeiō.or because of these surpassingly great revelations. So to keep me from becoming conceited, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me.

2 Corinthians 12:10“therefore”dio eudokamō en astheniai, en hubriai, en anankai, en diōgmoi kai stenochōriai, huper Christou; hotan gar asthenameiō, tote dunatos amō.That is why, for the sake of Christ, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.

Galatians 4:31“therefore”dio, adelfoir, ouk anō paidiskau tekneim alla tau eleutherau.Therefore, brothers, we are not children of the slave woman, but of the free woman.

Ephesians 3:13“therefore”dio aitemō mē enkakarō en tai thlipsiai mu huper vu, hotinas atō doxas vu.So I ask you not to be discouraged because of my sufferings for you, which are your glory.

Ephesians 4:8“therefore”dio legatō; Anabainaratos eis hupsem aichmalōteuata aichmalōsian, dōata domeim toi anthrōpoi.This is why it says: “When He ascended on high, He led captives away, and gave gifts to men.”

Ephesians 5:14“therefore”pantem gar tem fanerirōtem fōtem atō. dio legatō; Egeirasōr, tor katheudarōtor, kai anistanasar ek toiu nekroiu, kai epifauskati si tos Christos.So it is said: “Wake up, O sleeper, rise up from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.”

Philippians 2:9“therefore”dio kai tos theos auton huperupsata, kai charizeta auto tem onomem tem huper pantem onomem,Therefore God exalted Him to the highest place and gave Him the name above all names,

1 Thessalonians 5:11“therefore”dio parakalavōr allēloin kai oikodomavōr henos ton henon, kathōs kai poiavō.Therefore encourage and build one another up, just as you are already doing.

Hebrews 3:10“therefore”tesserakonta eteim; dio prosochthizama ta genea houta kai legama; Aei planilō ta kardia; autois de ouk gnōskala tain hodain mu;Therefore I was angry with that generation, and I said, ‘Their hearts are always going astray, and they have not known My ways.’

Hebrews 10:5“therefore”dio eisercherōtos eis ton kosmon legatō; Thusian kai prosforan ouk thelasa, sōmem de katartizesa mi;Therefore, when Christ came into the world, He said: “Sacrifice and offering You did not desire, but a body You prepared for Me.

Hebrews 11:12“therefore”dio kai apo henou gennila, kai houteim nekrirētou, kathōs teim astreim tou ouranou te plēthe kai hōs tas ammas tas para tem cheilem tau thalassau tas anarithmētas.And so from one man, and he as good as dead, came descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as countless as the sand on the seashore.

Hebrews 11:16“therefore”nun de kreittōnau oregelō, houtem atō epouranau. dio ouk epaischunetō autoin tos theos theos epikalirō autoiu, hetoimazata gar autoi politan.Instead, they were longing for a better country, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for He has prepared a city for them.

Hebrews 12:28“therefore”dio basileian asaleutan paralambarōtois echaneiō charian, dia hau latreuaneiō euarestōs to theo meta eulabeiau kai deeu,Therefore, since we are receiving an unshakable kingdom, let us be filled with gratitude, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe.

Hebrews 13:12“therefore”dio kai Iēsus, hina hagiazateia dia teu idieu haimeu ton laon, exō tau pulau paschata.And so Jesus also suffered outside the city gate, to sanctify the people by His own blood.

James 1:21“therefore”dio apotitheratois pantan ruparian kai perisseian kakiau en prauta dechevar ton emfuton logon ton dunerōton sōzara tain psuchain vu.Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and every expression of evil, and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save your souls.

James 4:6“therefore”megoteran de dōatō charian; dio legatō; Tos theos huperēfanoi antitassetō tapeinoi de dōatō charian.But He gives us more grace. This is why it says: “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”

2 Peter 1:10“therefore”dio mallon, adelfoir, spoudazavar bebaian vu tan klēsian kai eklogan poierō; houteim gar poiarōtois ouk mē ptaiaveia pote;Therefore, brothers, strive to make your calling and election sure. For if you practice these things you will never stumble,

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Romans 1:24“therefore”Dio paradōata autoin tos theos en tai epithumiai taiu kardiaiu autoiu eis akatharsian teu atimazerō teim sōmeim autoiu en autoi,Therefore God gave them over in the desires of their hearts to impurity for the dishonoring of their bodies with one another.

Romans 2:1“therefore”Dio anapologētos asō, ō anthrōpor pantor tor krinarōtor; en he gar krinasō ton heteron, siauton katakrinasō, teim gar auteim prassasō tos krinarōtos;You, therefore, have no excuse, you who pass judgment on another. For on whatever grounds you judge the other, you are condemning yourself, because you who pass judgment do the same things.

Romans 15:7“therefore”Dio proslambevōr allēloin, kathōs kai tos Christos proslambeta vin, eis doxan tou theou.Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring glory to God.

Romans 15:22“for this reason”Dio kai enkoptime teim polleim teu erchara pros vin;That is why I have often been hindered from coming to you.

1 Corinthians 14:13“therefore”Dio tos lalarōtos glōssa proseuchetōr hina diermēneuateiō.Therefore, the one who speaks in a tongue should pray that he may interpret.

2 Corinthians 4:16“therefore”Dio ouk enkakanō, alla ei kai tos exō nu anthrōpos diaftheiritō, alla tos esō nu anakainitō hēmera kai hēmera.Therefore we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, yet our inner self is being renewed day by day.

Ephesians 2:11“therefore”Dio mnēmoneuavōr hoti pote vis teim ethneim en sarxa, tois legirōtois akrobustias hupo tau legirōtau peritomau en sarxa cheiropoiētau,Therefore remember that formerly you who are Gentiles in the flesh and called uncircumcised by the so-called circumcision (that done in the body by human hands) —

Ephesians 4:25“therefore”Dio apotitheratois tem pseusem lalavōr alētheian hekastos meta tou plēsion autou, hoti anō allēloiu meleim.Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to his neighbor, for we are all members of one another.

1 Thessalonians 3:1“therefore”Dio mēketi stegarōtois eudokana kataleipira en Athēnai monois,So when we could bear it no longer, we were willing to be left on our own in Athens.

Philemon 1:8“therefore”Dio, pollan en Christo parrēsian echarōtos epitassarō si tem anēkarōtem,So although in Christ I am bold enough to order you to do what is proper,

Hebrews 3:7“therefore”Dio, kathōs legatō tem pneumem tem hagiem; Sēmeron ean tau fōnau autou akouaveia,Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says: “Today, if you hear His voice,

Hebrews 6:1“therefore”Dio afiēkaratois ton tau archau tou Christou logon epi tan teleiotan ferineiō, mē palin themelion kataballerōtois metanoiau apo nekreiu ergeiu, kai pistiau epi theon,Therefore let us leave the elementary teachings about Christ and go on to maturity, not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith in God,

Hebrews 12:12“therefore”Dio tain pariēkirētain cheirain kai teim paraluirēteim gonueim anorthavar,Therefore strengthen your limp hands and weak knees.

1 Peter 1:13“therefore”Dio anazōneratois tain osfuain tau dianoiau vu, nēfarōtois teleiōs, elpizavar epi tan ferirōtan vi charian en apokalupsia Iēsu Christou.Therefore prepare your minds for action. Be sober-minded. Set your hope fully on the grace to be given you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

2 Peter 1:12“therefore”Dio mellami aei vin hupomimnēskarō peri houteiu, kaiper horarētoin kai stērizirētoin en ta pareiarōta alētheia.Therefore I will always remind you of these things, even though you know them and are established in the truth you now have.

2 Peter 3:14“therefore”Dio, agapētoir, houteim prosdokarōtois spoudazavar aspilois kai amōmētois auto heuriskira en eirēna,Therefore, beloved, as you anticipate these things, make every effort to be found at peace— spotless and blameless in His sight.